Falmouth Boslowick (electoral division)

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Falmouth Boslowick
ward
Cornwall Council.
Falmouth Boslowick electoral division map 2021.svg
Boundary of Falmouth Boslowick in Cornwall from 2021.
County Cornwall
Current ward
Created 2021  ( 2021 )
CouncillorAlan Jewell (Conservative)
Number of councillorsOne
Created fromFalmouth Boslowick
2013  ( 2013 )2021  ( 2021 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byFalmouth Boslowick
Created fromFalmouth Boslowick
2009  ( 2009 )2013  ( 2013 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byFalmouth Boslowick
Created fromCouncil created

Falmouth Boslowick (Cornish: Aberfala Boselewydh) [1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Alan Jewell, a Conservative. [2] The current division is distinct from those of the same name used from 2009 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2021, after boundary changes at the 2013 and 2021 local elections.

Contents

Councillors

2013-2021

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Mike Varney Independent
2013 Alan Jewell Conservative
2017
2021 Seat abolished

2021-present

ElectionMemberParty
2021 Alan Jewell Conservative

2021-present division

Extent

The current division represents the south west of the town of Falmouth, including Boslowick, Swanvale and Maenporth Beach. The hamlet of Mongleath is shared with the Falmouth Trescobeas and Budock division. [3]

Election results

2021 election

2021 election: Falmouth Boslowick [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Jewell [note 1] 693 39.9
Labour Sinead Hanks57833.3
Green Dean Evans31818.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Benton1327.6
Majority1156.6
Rejected ballots150.9
Turnout 173637.1
Registered electors 4681 [5]
Conservative win (new seat)

2009-2021 divisions

Map of the 2013-2021 division shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in) Falmouth Boslowick electoral division map 2013.svg
Map of the 2013-2021 division shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)

Extent

Falmouth Boslowick represented part of the town of Falmouth, including Boslowick and Maenporth. [6] The division was nominally abolished during boundary changes at the 2013 election, but this had little effect on the ward. Both before and after boundary changes, the ward covered 283 hectares in total. [6] [7]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Falmouth Boslowick [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Jewell 489 31.8
Independent Roger Bonney33922.0
Labour Nicholas Jemmett30219.6
Liberal Democrats Steve Eva27117.6
Independent Patricia Minson795.1
Mebyon Kernow Jenny Booth452.9
Majority1509.8
Rejected ballots130.8
Turnout 153840.0
Conservative hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Falmouth Boslowick [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Jewell 289 22.9
Independent Steve Eva27421.7
Liberal Democrats Roger Bonney26220.7
UKIP Mairi Hayworth23718.8
Labour Nicholas Jemmett19215.2
Majority151.2
Rejected ballots100.8
Turnout 126433.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Falmouth Boslowick [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mike Varney 561 41.4
Liberal Democrats Roger Bonney36226.7
Conservative Gavin Andrewartha33925.0
Labour Stuart Venison775.7
Majority19914.7
Rejected ballots150.4
Turnout 135438.7
Independent win (new seat)

Notes

  1. Incumbent councillor for the former division of Falmouth Boslowick

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